Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Golden Asro Frinks (1920-2004)
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Lawrence Howland Knox (1906-1966)
92 Tradd Street House Purchased by Eliza Seymour Lee in 1835
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Eliza Seymour Lee (1800-c. 1874)
Peter C. Harvey Sworn in as Attorney General of New Jersey
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Peter C. Harvey (1958- )

Explore Global African History

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Titanic’s Black Passenger: Creating Historical Fiction From Historical Fact
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Ahosi (Amazons) of Dahomey
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Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) (1990- )
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Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti (1749- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Fighting for Freedom on Both Sides of the American Revolution
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
Montage of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Founders
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Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, The Boulé: A Brief Overview (1904- )
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Fort Worth, Texas, Where the West and the South Meet: A Brief History of the City’s African American Community, 1849-2012

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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